Wearing A Mask When Leaving The House, Jakarta's Air Quality Is The Second Worst In The World

DKI Jakarta Air (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Air quality in Jakarta on Saturday morning, July 13, occupied number two as the worst air city in the world. It is recommended to the public to wear a mask when leaving the house, it is necessary to reduce outdoor activity, close the window in order to avoid dirty air and turn on air filtering. Based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site at 07.00 WIB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta is in first place with 173 or falls into the unhealthy category. The figure has an explanation of the category of unhealthy air quality levels for groups that are sensitive to humans or groups of animals that are sensitive or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values. While the air quality of the medium category, namely its air quality has no effect on human or animal health but affects sensitive plants and aesthetic values with a PM2.5 range of 51-100. Then, a good category, namely the level of air quality that does not have an effect on human or animal health and has no effect on plants, buildings or aesthetic values with a PM2.5 range of 0-50. Then, the category is very unhealthy with a PM2.5 range of 200-299 or its air quality can harm health in a number of exposed population segments. Lastly, dangerous (300-500) or in general its air quality can harm serious health in the population.

Then, the city with the worst air quality was Kinshasa (Kongo) at 178 and third in Lahore (Pakistan) at 163. Dubai's fourth order (Union of the Arab Emirates) at 157, Delhi's fifth (India) at 154 and Kamala's sixth place (Uganda) at 145. Santiago's seventh (Cile) sequence at 137, Beijing's eighth (China) at 102, Cairo City's ninth (Egypt) at 95 and Manama's tenth (Bahrain) at 94.